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<p n="317"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Westmr.</note>
to wit <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n317-1">Elizabeth Porter</rs>
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aged about Twenty four Years<lb></lb>
on her Oath says she never was Married Rented House<lb></lb>
or<del>ever served any apprenticeship</del>
paid Taxes Says she lived a hired<lb></lb>
Yearly <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35807_occ175">Servant</rs>
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with one <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n317-2">Charles Day</rs>
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lately deceased at <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo422"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo423"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo424"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo425">the<lb></lb>
Sign of the Ship</rs>
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in Wych Street</rs>
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in the<del>said</del>
Parish of St. Clement<lb></lb>
Danes</rs>
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in the Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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for Two Years at the<lb></lb>
Yearly Wages of four Pounds hath quitted her said Service<lb></lb>
upwards of four Months ago & hath since done any Act<lb></lb>
whereby to gain a Subsequent Settlement and further upon<lb></lb>
her Voluntary Oath says she is Pregnant with Child or<lb></lb>
Children which is or are likely to be born a Bastard or<lb></lb>
Bastards and to become Chargeable to the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo426">St.<lb></lb>
Clement Danes</rs>
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she being Poor and unable to maintain she <lb></lb>
same when Born Says that one <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n317-3">John Lawrence</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35807_occ176">Joiner</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and who lately worked with an Organ builder at the <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo427"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo428">White Lyon</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in Wych Street</rs>
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had Carnal Knowledge of her Body at her sd.<lb></lb>
late Masters house in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo429">Wych Street</rs>
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the Ninth day of House<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
last and at several different times afterwards at one of which<lb></lb>
times he got her with Child of the Child or Children of which<lb></lb>
she is now Pregnant as aforesaid and that the said <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n317-85">John<lb></lb>
Lawrence</rs>
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and no other Person did beget the same and that<lb></lb>
he is the real and true Father thereof</p>
<p n="318">Sworn this <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35807_date95">Twenty Eighth<lb></lb>
day of July 1773</rs>
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before}<obscured></obscured>
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<p n="319"> <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n319-1">Elizabeth Porter</rs>
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